French president Emmanuel Macron to make state visit Morocco in October, Moroccan palace announces
French President Emmanuel Macron will make a three-day state visit to Morocco, the Moroccan royal palace announced on Monday, which...
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Rwandan President Kagame launches leadership school to empower African leaders
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has launched the African School of Governance (ASG), a higher education institution aimed at equipping emerging...
Barcelona partners with Mali’s Academie Africa Foot
FC Barcelona has taken a significant step in its efforts to tap into Africa's rich talent pool by formalizing a...
WHO chief in Kigali as Rwanda moves closer to “stopping Marburg outbreak”
An outbreak of the Marburg virus is being contained in Rwanda, authorities say. The health minister cited Sunday the absence...
Burkina Faso hopeful of securing talented goalkeeper Alban Lafont for national team
Burkina Faso is optimistic about securing former France youth international, Alban Lafont, for their national team as the FC Nantes...
Residents escape tragedy as seven-story building collapses in Nairobi, Kenya
Residents of a seven-story apartment building in Nairobi’s Kahawa West narrowly avoided disaster when the structure collapsed. Thankfully, the majority...
Egypt declared malaria-free by WHO
Egypt has officially been certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO), marking the culmination of nearly a century of...
Minister Kyofatogabye urges action on Kiteezi waste crisis, calls for accountability
Minister Kyofatogabye has raised concerns about the management of the Kiteezi garbage site, questioning the decision to select the Ghana-based...
MPs discuss environmental, regional integration concerns at EALA, propose key legislation
Members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) have expressed their concerns about environmental issues and regional integration, with some...
Former Johannesburg mayor arrested in funeral policy scam, new reforms aim to protect consumers
Former Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda, a member of Al Jama-ah, was arrested in connection with a funeral policy scam involving...
Two prominent opposition figures in Mozambique killed as election tensions rise
Two prominent opposition figures in Mozambique, Elvino Dias and Paulo Guambe, were killed late Friday night, heightening tensions ahead of...
Grand Egyptian Museum partially opens to public
Bodies in ancient Egypt were often embalmed and mummified A highly anticipated museum housing the world's largest collection of ancient...
Global South experts see BRICS expansion as positive
Global South experts believe the recent expansion of the BRICS bloc of developing economies is a good thing. "Any expansion...
Community rallies to prevent tanker disasters after tragic explosion in Nigeria
Residents of Majia, a town in northern Nigeria, are uniting in grief and determination after a devastating fuel tanker explosion...
15 key things about Thomas Sankara, the revolutionary leader of Burkina Faso
Thomas Sankara, often referred to as “Africa’s Che Guevara” was the president of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987. He...
Egypt increases fuel prices by 10% to 17%
Egypt raised fuel prices Friday by between 10% and 17%, a move likely to impact the cost of both goods...
Rwanda dismisses ‘Sportswashing’ claims, focuses on winning development strategy
Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda, may govern a small, landlocked nation in central Africa, but his ambitions are large. Recently,...
Ivory Coast dissolves powerful student unions after deaths and a police raid
Ivory Coast's government has announced a ban on all student unions following the deaths of two students and the arrest...
Kenya’s deputy president sacked over corruption charges
Kenyan Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua, has been removed from office marking the first impeachment of a deputy president under the...
Ruto appoints Kindiki as new deputy following Gachagua’s impeachment
Kenyan President William Ruto appoints the nomination of his Interior Minister, Kithuri Kindiki, as the new Deputy President on Friday....
Kenyan ride-hailing company helps people with disabilities get mobile
A ride-hailing company in Kenya is trying to improve the lives of disabled people by providing them with safe and...
Mpox: Head of Africa CDC urges partners to honour pledges as death toll tops 1,000
The number of mpox-related deaths has toll topped 1,000 in outbreaks currently affecting 18 of Africa 55 nations. The head...
Niger drops French place names to honour local heroes
Niger’s military leaders have renamed streets and monuments bearing French names, in the latest move to cut links with the...
Nigeria to roll out a new malaria vaccine
Nigeria will become one of the first countries to roll out a new malaria vaccine after receiving a first batch...
France released African activist amid foreign interference probe
African anti-Western activist Kemi Seba has been released from French custody without any charges two days after his arrest, prosecutors...
Zimbabwe to compensate white farmers 20 years after land seizures
Zimbabwe says it will compensate local and foreign white farmers who lost land and property more than 20 years ago...
Mali’s junta chief self-promoted to army general
The head of the military junta that seized power in Mali in 2020 promoted himself Wednesday to the rank of...
Uganda: Activists urge government to improve infrastructure to preserve food
Activists and organizations advocating for food rights have called on the government to establish better infrastructure to preserve food, particularly...
Egypt, Spain renew calls for ceasefires in Gaza, Lebanon
Egypt and Spain foreign ministers renewed on Wednesday, October 16, calls for cease-fires in Gaza and Lebanon. Egyptian Badr Abdelatty...
15 facts about the Ooni of Ife
1. Ancient Title: The 15 facts about Ooni of Ife is the traditional ruler of Ile-Ife, considered the ancestral home...
Senegal Elhadj As Sy appointed as Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine’s first chancellor
Elhadj As Sy, a globally recognized humanitarian leader, has been named the inaugural Chancellor of the Liverpool School of Tropical...
Suffolk County Scandal: Police officer, teacher among four indicted in prostitution ring bust
A Suffolk County police officer and a public school teacher were among four individuals indicted yesterday, charged with running a...
Kenyan deputy president’s impeachment trial begins
Kenya's parliament has begun the final step to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office. An overwhelming majority voted in...
Saudi Arabia, Egypt strengthen investment ties, urge Gaza and Lebanon Ceasefires
Saudi Crown prince Mohammed bin Salman attended talks in Cairo on Tuesday with the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, where...
Beninese anti-French activist Kemi Seba arrested in Paris
Beninese activist Kémi Séba was arrested by French police in Paris, according to news reports. Séba was taken into custody...
Women entrepreneurs face financing hurdles in agriculture, FAO program offers solutions
Augustina Tufuor, a 30-year-old entrepreneur from Ghana, founded Tropical Snacks to produce all-natural plantain chips. However, despite her success, she...
Protesters in eastern DRC rally for peace, support for the Congolese armed forces
Hundreds of demonstrators in Butembo, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, took to the streets on Tuesday to show solidarity with...
Africa’s could achieve sustainable growth with $194 billion additional financing: UNGA president
The president of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Philemon Yang, expressed optimism about Africa’s future, stating that the continent...
5 facts about Juventus Duorinaah, Ghana’s first deaf lawyer
Juventus Duorinaah has made history as Ghana’s first deaf lawyer, breaking significant barriers in both the legal profession and the...
AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Libyan FA threatens legal action after Super Eagles withdrawal
The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) has vowed to take legal action against the Super Eagles of Nigeria following the team’s...
Portable ultrasound devices revolutionize maternal care in Kenya
Portable ultrasound devices are changing the landscape of maternal healthcare in Kenya remote villages, allowing for earlier identification of pregnancy...
New Nile water sharing accord takes effect as Egypt, Sudan protest
Known as the Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA), the treaty aims to ensure equitable utilization and sustainable management of the world's...
Flash Floods in Jonglei state, South Sudan leave hundreds homeless and vulnerable
Flash floods have devastated parts of Jonglei State, South Sudan, leaving hundreds of families without shelter and access to clean...
Bavarian Nordic mpox vaccine gets green light from WHO for use in adolescents
The World Health Organisation has given the Bavarian Nordic mpox vaccine the go ahead for use in adolescents aged 12...
Mayor Eric Adams’ Community OpEd: Nine Straight Months of Crime Reduction
Our mission as an administration has always been clear: making New York City affordable and keeping it the safest big...
Frelimo’s candidate wins in Maputo amid ongoing vote count
The candidate from the ruling Frelimo party has been declared the winner in Mozambique's capital, Maputo, as announced by the...
Chads hit hard by massive floods
Chad, already weakened by recurring food crises, is facing a new tragedy: torrential rains have hit all 23 of the...
Chris Brown concert shines spotlight on violence against women in South Africa
Chris Brown's forthcoming concert in South Africa has led to renewed focus on the country's shocking levels of violence against...
Super Eagles to boycott Libya match after being held at airport
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that the Super Eagles will boycott the second leg of their Africa Cup...
Cameroonian banned reports on President Biya’s health
The Cameroonian authorities have banned the media from discussing the health of President Paul Biya, following rumours of his death....